Skip the salon, get the results. Don't settle for just color when you can get a base coat, strengthener, growth treatment, salon-inspired color, top coat, chip-resistance and a gel finish all in 1 bottle. Featuring the unique precision brush for a flawless finish and patented Vita Care technology for advanced 10 day wear, more shine and nourishing care.

I had to give it a try right away, so I soaked off my gels and got to swatching the polish. From left to right is Jaded, Pat on the Black, and Red My Lips.

My first impression of the nail polish was that I loved the brush. It's a nice thick, rounded brush that allows you to get right up to the cuticle area and gives great coverage with minimal strokes. My problem, however, was that I'm used to gels and I'm used to having more "play" time with the product before it dries or cures, so the first few attempts were a little clumpy and streaky for me. Apparently I had forgotten how to apply regular nail polish, so I had to start over a few times. With the purple and red color I was able to do just 2 coats and get the coverage I needed, while the Jaded color was very opaque and required at least 3 coats. I loved how shiny it was!

I decided to wear Pat on the Black and see how it held up.

After 5 or 6 days this is what it looked like:

My Complete Salon Manicure definitely did not last 10 days as described on their website. I had some wear on the free edges and I'm not sure what happened to my pointer finger, but a lot of it chipped off. They did stay pretty shiny, but not nearly as shiny as gels. I didn't break any nails so the strengthener definitely helped them hold up. I also noticed that I didn't have any staining or discoloration after I took the polish off, so I'd say that the built in base coat did it's job. I felt like I still wanted to put a top coat over them even though it has one built in, but that may just be force of habit for me.

Overall, I'd give this product 4 out of 5 stars. It's definitely a winner when compared to other nail polishes. But when compared to a gel (which they kind of do compare it to gels with the shine factor, the chip resistance, and the 10 day wear thing) it doesn't hold a candle to it. I don't think any nail polish is going to last as long as a gel. But if you're looking for a one step, fast drying, all-in-one-bottle nail polish that is long wearing and has it all, this might be the product for you.

10 comments:

I enjoy those polishes as well! I have to say I never realized that they claimed that there were 7 benefits or that it was supposed to last 10 days. (Ha!) I will say that I always apply a top coat (seche' vite') and I can get 5-6 days with no chipping and little wear that way. I have never tried gel polish... I think it would ruin me for regular polishes! But it is on my list of stuff to try someday. :) I really like pat on the black!